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33 Days Left until we fund #ClimbingEveryMountain and we continue to prove we're that we are #MoreThanTrans ! Pledge to our Kickstarter : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/transilient/climb-every-mountain?ref=creator_nav #transgender #wearetransilient #TransIsBeautiful #appalachia #ruralresistance #mentalhealth #nonbinary #genderqueer #southerncharm #southeast https://www.instagram.com/p/BxqbOJujPUE/?igshid=1mjlcazjat8y2

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Transilient is a photo and interview based project that documents transgender and gender non conforming people in their day-to-day lived realities while using only their voices. The project humanizes trans people through discussing things outside of their gender journey, and incorporating their lives into the overall human experience with an understanding of our many intersections. The project intends to destroy a notion that trans folks are only trans and do not have a much going on outside of their gender identity.

Right now, they're raising funds to head northwest. Donations will help cover the cost of the trip and a book documenting their travels.

Learn more about the project and the creators at wearetransilient.com and please share/donate at https://www.youcaring.com/transilient-745482

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THANK YOU THANK YOU We’ve almost reached out $7600 goal and have 10 days to raise a little more than $2000. Pledge here: https://bit.ly/2KqU4Pr LINK ALSO IN BIO #trans #nonbinary #pride #transgender #morethantrans #wearetransilient #lgbtpridemonth #southernqueer #appalachia #helpusout #ftm #mtf #thisiswhattranslookslike https://www.instagram.com/p/Byk8luvjywV/?igshid=1r24uxm3jma8l

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We have a little more than 30 hrs left in our campaign. We have a dream of updating the mental health system to be inclusive by empowering the trans community and our allies. The Kickstarter link is in our bio and here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/transilient/climb-every-mountain?ref=user_menu #southernqueer #nonbinary #thisiswhattranslookslike #wearetransilient #morethantrans #transgender #transisbeautiful #lgbtqia #pride #pridemonth https://www.instagram.com/p/By8M5VWDHyf/?igshid=1f25tguty5x47

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Things have been challenging the last four years in the U.S for all marginalized individuals. We’re still here and we still have each other. We love you! It’s an honor and a prIvilege to have worked with so much of the trans and non-binary community these past 3 years. Our future is bright together. We can’t wait to meet you on the road! Have you pledged to our KickStarter yet? LINK (also in bio) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/transilient/climb-every-mountain #lgbtqia #transgender #transisbeautiful #transmasculine #transfeminine #nonbinary #genderqueer #wearetransilient #morethantrans #equality https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxm-8xFDUjl/?igshid=rupxqnhxho1f

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Erin, San Francisco, CA “Transilient: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Erin: A scientist. I wanted to do chemistry, like a mad scientist though. Transilient: Like to stop bad guys? Erin: Yeah, but I think I wanted to be the bad guy probably! [laughs] Yeah, I think what I love about #entrepreneurship in general is that I get to do something new everyday, and it's like a giant problem that always needs to be solved. And it’s just like every day, you wake up and do something new and it’s constantly a #challenge, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Transilient: Do you think that creating #clothing is also a science as well as an #art? Erin: Yeah, and tailoring obviously has such a long history. The more that I learn about the #garment that I’m selling, the more I don’t know anything about what I’m doing. And so I’ve been very lucky to work with #tailors that have really taken me under their wing and taught me quite a bit about the garment and what to do, and I’m constantly in the process of #learning ― and that’s what I most enjoy.” • • • More about Erin: Erin Berg co-founded @KipperClothiers in 2013, following the repeal of Proposition 8, out of a need to create clothing that inspires pride and confidence within the LGBTQ community. Personally frustrated by the lack of options for transgender men looking for high-quality, custom-fitted suits, Berg decided to start Kipper Clothiers to provide a comfortable and safe space that catered to every body type, despite gender identity. • • • #MoreThanTrans #WeAreTransilient #Entrepreneur #ProblemSolver #Creator #Learner #SanFrancisco #California #transgender #LGBT #LGBTQ #tailoring #fashion #business #businessman #transman (at San Francisco, California)

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Aaron: Oakland, CA We are educators and creators. We are #MoreThanTrans. Aaron's flagship #zine called "Gender&" features the voices of gender-diverse people from across the United States. Contributors were asked to muse on their experiences of how their gender identity connected to the rest of their life and experience. It's available for purchase on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GenderAnd Follow Aaron on IG: @gay_for_gender Learn More about Transilient: www.wearetransilient.com #WeAreTransilient #educator #creator #Jewish #lipstick #earrings #sexpositive #artist #aries #supporttransart #gender #transgender #trans #transfemme #lgbt #nonbinary #nb #oakland #california #femme (at Oakland, California)

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Ryan, Los Angeles, CA “My first AOL Instant Messenger screen name was ‘littlemanskier’. (Basil and Ryan laugh) … I mean I was a 6 year old! I grew up in Long Island and as a #kid I had no confidence at all. When the teacher would call on me at school, I would just start crying. No confidence at all... I also had no teeth. I think it was third or fourth grade that I had lost both of my front teeth at the same time. I’m emotional, so I was just basically always awkward and crying. I was still very #artistic though. I knew from age six that I wanted to be an artist, but I didn't know like what type of artist to be. At that point I had just started playing #guitar and I was awful at it. But my #mom kept encouraging me. She’s why I got better. But it was hard growing up because I had no self-assurance. I ended up evolving later on by meeting older LGBT kids when I was in High School. Around that time, I started figuring my #gender out. Even though my #parents didn’t support my transition, they supported the fact that I existed. That’s an important thing to distinguish. I went to school and I had a sandwich every day. Even if it was super uncomfortable and my parents and I weren’t talking at all, and I felt invisible, I didn’t get kicked out. So many trans people have a much different story and harder path. I am lucky for that.” Transilient: “Your new song ‘Daughter’ is about your father. The song touches on the struggle you two had during your transition, have you healed from that?” [CONTINUED IN COMMENTS] Follow the link in our bio to watch @ryancassata’s video for “Daughter”, also available on iTunes, and #SupportTransArtists. #RyanCassata is #MoreThanTrans #WeAreTransilient #Musician #Artist #Son #Transgender #Transman #Family #Father #Daughter #FathersDay #ftm #ftmmagazine #singersongwriter #lgbt #lgbtq #pride #transisbeautiful #activist #transactivist #topsurgery #transandinked (at Saint Paul, Minnesota)